APLOMB - Nidhi Shetty, NMIMS Mumbai

Part B

Fear deters actions. It stops you from reaching greatness in your lifetime. Fear was the challenge that I have faced my entire life. It makes me stop and think of all the bad consequences of my next step. It is a challenge which has made my decisions for me. I have tried to get over it or at least reduce its impact. One such fear is of public speaking to an extent that I once forgot my name on stage. Many might not consider it a challenge of life but when anything stops you from reaching your goals in life it should be considered a challenge. I have pushed myself to overcome it and failed many times but it hasn’t stopped me from trying again.  One can’t get over public speaking without actually going ahead and speaking publicly, so I started small. I started getting into committees during my undergraduate course where my interaction would be with a huge number of people. Soon after in office I started conducting knowledge sharing sessions within my team. By this phase addressing small groups of people was manageable. The next tough question was my decision for pursuing MBA. Considering the kind of work to follow, questions of whether I could handle it with all my fears was something which took me a while to answer. Finally I am here, trying to achieve my ambition. Today I might still be nervous about public speaking but it doesn’t show on my face. It is still an internal fight which I hope to soon overcome. The good thing is that today it isn’t the reason for me to miss opportunities in life.

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